Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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10 S AMARA SCHOOL CALENDAR TERM I September 17— Boarders returned. September 18 — School opened. September 28 — We lost to Lisgar Collegiate in our first match for the interscholastic championship at the Rideau Tennis Club. November 1 — Mr. McTavish ' s musical appreciation classes began. November 1 — We all enjoyed the Hallowe ' en party very much. November 7 — We were very glad to have Major Mckeand back again to talk to us about Poppy Day. November 8-1 1 — Long Weekend. December 17 — The House Collections, plays and Christmas parties. December 18 — School closed for the Christmas holidays. January 9 — We returned to school after a very enjoyable holiday. January 21 — Exams began. January 30 — Exams ended. Miss Hazel gave us a very interesting address about the ' Sunday School by Caravan. January 31 — Free day. TERM 11 February 3 — The new term began. February 20 — Dr. Tory came to talk to us about the Development of Modern Democracy. February 21 - 24 — Long Weekend. March 19 — We had a unigue experience in hearing Captain Goff play the clavichord. March 26 — Senator Wilson talked to us about the United War Services. March 28 — The Senior Dramatic Art Class presented ' The School for Scandal by Sheridan. April 3 — We heard with great pleasure Stainer ' s Crucifixion played on the gra- mophone. April 3 — The Easter holidays began. April 17 — School re-opened. May 7 — Miss Fowler gave us a most interesting address about her missionary work in Western Canada.

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SAMARA 9 THIS year our Sports have been made very- pleasant and instructive by Miss Snell; we all look forward to our gym and drill classes with great pleasure. Sports Day was held on June 11th, last spring. It was a lovely day and the mos- quitoes were not too bad Fry was vic- torious and won the Sports Shield. Last fall on September 27th, we played in the Interscholastic Tennis Tournament. It was lots of fun, but we were beaten by Lisgar Collegiate. We also played Basket- ball and some girls started Archery. It was a new experience for most of us, but we certainly enjoyed it and we hope to begin it again soon. This winter we were not able to play basketball in the Ashbury gym, so we did more skiing and skating. Skiing was taken up with great eagerness by the English girls, most of whom took lessons from Mrs. Gordon-Lennex . For the first time, we had a ping-pong tournament. The results were as follows: Senior Singles — O. Blackburn Senior Doubles —1 , Kenny M. Gerard Junior Singles — E. Goodeve Junior Doubles — E. Bourinot J. Bryson We also played our Inter-house bad- minton tournament after Christmas. Fry was successful in this only losing one match. I want to thank Miss Snell for all valuable help in badminton. It certainly improved our game immensely As yet we have not started to play tennis but we have begun basketball again and are choosing our teams for the spring games. The Drill Compe- tition is going to be held in a levr weeks and already we are looking forward to Sports Day. This year has been a very happy one. All the girls have been very enthusiastic about games. Thank you again Miss Snell, for a very enjoyable sports year. Margaret Gerard. SONG OF THE WINDS The North Wind is a lone wind with icy, frosty breath. That moans outside the window like a spirit bound by death, And drives the clouds before him in a race towards the west. The East wind is a chill wind that cuts you to the bone, And makes each mortal scurry to the comfort of his home. To sit him down in quietness before a fire, and rest. The West Wind is a gay wind with life and vividness. That lures men from their hearths and homes, away from laziness, flnd sends them forth to unknown shores, to seek beyond the west. But the South Wind is the singing wind that drifts beneath the stars. Between the moonlight ' s silver rays and shining coral bars, And sings across the ocean deep, across its moonlit crest. Winifred Cross, Keller.

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SAMARA II Utamatic i otesi ONCE again the Senior Dramatic class presented its annual performance; this year on the night of March 28th we enacted Sheridan ' s famous play The School For Scandal. Not only did we enjoy acting the play itself, but under Miss Graham ' s capable direction the thrill of recapturing the graces and mannerisms of the eighteenth century fully repaid us for the hours we spent toiling over our parts. We would like to take this opportunity of thanking Miss Graham for her patience and perseverence throughout the year. In December Keller was triumphant over the other two houses with their presentation of the Christmas play Reverie. The play was more ambitious than usual and con- gratulations are certainly due to the members of Keller House. The one-act comedy, Culture, presented by Fry ranked second and Nightingale ' s The Quilting Bee At The Bascomb ' s, another modern comedy, took third place. Both of these deserve much praise. We all enjoyed the second and third forms ' presentation of the nativity play The Three Kings and also Rilloby Rill which they performed for the rest of the school the morning we broke up for the Christmas holidays. At the same time the Preparatory Form presented their version of The Three Bears. We understand that these forms are busy rehearsing again and will present something more at the same time as the dancing recital. Throughout the year the Senior-Inter- mediates have been preparing three one- act plays, namely: The Rehearsal, The Old Lady Shows Her Medals, and the fifteenth century farce Patelin. The Inter- mediates have been rehearsing Quality Street and the Juniors, the mechanic scenes from A Midsummer Night ' s Dream and also Paddly Pools. We hope to see all of these before June. For many years Mr. Kendal MacNeil has attended our Senior play and has given us a detailed criticism. Again this year we are indebted to him and the Citizen for the following reproduction: HIGH STANDARD ACHIEVED IN ANNUAL ELMWOOD PLAY Senior Dramatic Art Class of Rockcliffe School Scores Triumph in Presentation o£ 18th Century Satirical Comedy, The School for Scandal Before Highly Ap- preciative Audience. Young Ladies Surmount Many Obstacles in Giving Most Convincing Performance. For its annual production, the senior dramatic art class of Elmwood school this year again turned to the 18th century and before a large and highly appreciative au- dience last evening in the school auditorium presented the ever-green satirical, dramatic comedy of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The School for Scandal. Each year as March draws to a close, we look for the assignment which has brought us to such an intimate understanding of all that this now noted Canadian girls ' school is endeavoring to accomplish in the training of voice and in dramatic expression. It is a long time now since we first reviewed the annual play so that we have seen many girls come and go and others take their place, but never has the standard achieved fallen. The girls seem to realize that they have a tradition to live up to and each year they respond nobly. This seems to indicate that last evening ' s School for Scandal was an exceptionally good performance and such indeed was the case. Faults of course there were, for if we said that no criticism could be offered it would be put down as empty flattery and be read with tongue in cheek, but for girls in their ' teens to attempt a play which presents many difficulties for seasoned actors to overcome and to acquit themselves so well is a triumph not to be discounted lightly. They have difficulties, too, that a theatre cast does not encounter since all the characters must of necessity be played by girls and in a play such as last evening ' s in which there are so many important masculine roles, a con- vincing performance would seem to be next to impossible. But surmount this obstacle they did and they did it well.